Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Arrangement of elements

Arrangement of elements — practice question

Indium (proton number 49) belongs to Group III of the Periodic Table. Antimony (proton number 51) belongs to Group V of the Periodic Table. Which statement that compares indium with antimony is correct?

  • AAntimony has more metallic character and more valency electrons per atom than indium.
  • BAntimony has more metallic character; indium has more valency electrons per atom.
  • CIndium has more metallic character; antimony has more valency electrons per atom.
  • DIndium has more metallic character and more valency electrons per atom than antimony.

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